Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 24

Grace cut him off, her voice frosty. “Did you forget what I told you in the study earlier?”

Her words were laced with disdain.

Seeing the fury in his mother’s eyes, Chris hesitated for a split second.

Grace tightened her grip on Stephanie’s arm, her gaze never leaving Chris. It was a look that could cut steel.

Chris didn’t care anymore. He ignored her completely, turned on his heel, and headed for the door without another word.

Grace wasn’t having it. “Stop right there!”

Chris paused for a heartbeat but didn’t turn around. After a second, he decided it wasn’t worth it, striding out without a word.

Grace’s fury only grew as she watched him go.

When the door slammed behind him, the room fell into an awkward silence.

was just Stephanie and Grace. Stephanie pulled her hand from Grace’s grip, then took off her diamond necklace. Without a word, she

were full of regret. “You don’t have to

head. “You saw how Chris handled

to figure out how to tell Grace there was absolutely no chance for her and

her well over the last

had already done all the dirty work for her, making things a

“Yeah, Chris is the problem. I’ll deal with him. That little brat.”

was Chris who had messed things up, not

he’s just confused. Please, give him one more chance. I’ll

quiet but firm. “For the past two years, I’ve been giving him chances. It’s one thing for him to visit Olivia abroad, but this–this

never give Chris another shot. To even consider it would just be

If they were calling off the wedding, Chris was going to have to carry all the

widened when she processed what Stephanie had said about Chris visiting Olivia. “He goes to see

sigh. “Last month–on my birthday–he

need to elaborate. She didn’t want

birthday. On her birthday, Chris was